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Issue: Vol. 5528 No. 1: 23 Oct. 2024
Type: Article
Published: 2024-10-23
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5528.1.52
Page range: 772-781
Abstract views: 76
PDF downloaded: 72

Four new species of Gallerucida Motschulsky, 1861 from China (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae)

School of Environmental Science and Engineering; Shanghai Jiao Tong University; No. 800; Dongchuan Road; Minhang District; Shanghai 200240 China; Key Laboratory of Animal Biodiversity Conservation and Integrated Pest Management (Chinese Academy of Sciences); Institute of Zoology; Chinese Academy of Sciences; 1 Beichen West Road; Chaoyang District; Beijing 100101 China
Key Laboratory of Animal Biodiversity Conservation and Integrated Pest Management (Chinese Academy of Sciences); Institute of Zoology; Chinese Academy of Sciences; 1 Beichen West Road; Chaoyang District; Beijing 100101 China; Guangdong Public Laboratory of Wild Animal Conservation and Utilization; Guangdong Key Laboratory of Animal Conservation and Resource Utilization; Institute of Zoology; Guangdong Academy of Sciences; Guangzhou; Guangdong 510260; China
Coleoptera Chrysomelidae Galerucinae Gallerucida new species

Abstract

Four new species of the genus Gallerucida Motschulsky, 1861 from China, G. mantillerii sp. nov. distributed in Guangxi and Guizhou, G. rubicornis sp. nov. distributed in Henan, Hunan, Hubei, Fujian and Guizhou, G. rubiginosa sp. nov. distributed in Xizang, and G. rubrimelaena sp. nov. distributed in Guangxi, Guizhou and Yunnan, are described, with their habitus and major diagnostic features illustrated.

 

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